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What international-relations theory means

A brief definition connects IR theory with relations between nations and ideas about their future.

Question

What is IR theory?

Short answer

International-relations theory concerns relations between nations and ideas about how those relations develop in the future.

Notes

IR expands to international relations. In this usage, the theory concerns how nations conduct their relationships and how those relationships develop in the future.